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KAROLY KESERU LONDON WORKS 2000-2009
Written by Chris Townsend; Joanna Greenhill. Illustrated by Karoly Keseru.
Stock no. 1329728
Published by GlobalArtAffairs Publishing. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Grey cardwraps. 83 pages. Colour photos of art pieces. Catalogue edited by Patrick Heide Contemporary Art. ISBN: 9780974514888. Corners slightly bumped. A couple of small score marks to rear cover.

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STONEHENGE MAKING SENSE OF A PREHISTORIC MYSTERY
Written by Mike Parker Pearson; Joshua Pollard; Colin Richards; Julian Thomas; Kate Welham. Illustrated by Peter Dunn; Adam Stanford; Irene De Luis.
Stock no. 1329727
Published by Council For British Archaeology. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Only recently have archaeologists really begun to make sense of what Stonehenge was for, who built it, and how. Cardwraps. 172 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781909990029. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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EUROPE AND MEDITERRANEAN MARINE FISH IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
Written by Patrick Louisy.
Stock no. 1329726
Published by Les Editions Eugen Ulmer. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

860 species. 1450 photos. 1400 drawings. Fully updated and enriched edition. Glazed pictorial boards. 512 pages, including index. ISBN: 9782379222689. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and tiny nick to base of spine. Contents fine.

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WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND THEN MEETS NOW
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1329725
Published by Dorset Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking at the borough's history through maps which date from the Tudor period up to the twentieth century. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w maps and colour photos. ISBN: 9781871164862. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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FENLAND RIVERS: IMPRESSIONS OF THE FEN COUNTIES
Written by Iris Wedgwood. Illustrated by Henry Rushbury.
Stock no. 1329724
Published by Rich and Cowan. 1936. Good condition.

Green cloth. Black spine. 7.5 x 10". This book is exquisitely illustrated with 48 drawings in colour and gives the entire history without degenerating into a guide book! First reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light damp staining to covers. Heavy foxing to contents.

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A REGENCY LADY'S FAERY BOWER
No author listed. Illustrated by Amelia Jane Murray.
Stock no. 1329723
Published by Holt Rinehart & Winston. 1st USA 1985. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

American edition. Cream boards, gilt titles. Beautiful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0030061091. Minimal bumping to cover edges. Wrapper spine is slightly faded and there is minimal creasing to edges.

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COTSWOLD STONE HOMES: HISTORY - CONSERVATION - CARE
Written by Michael Hill; Sally Birch.
Stock no. 1329722
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The architecture of the Cotswolds in terms of its characteristic building material, Cotswold stone, and a practical and informative guide to its use and care. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0750903228. SIGNED by Birch to title-page (by means of dedication). Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and to front edge, small tear to base of spine.

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FRIGATES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1829970
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth history of the sailing navy's most popular and charismatic ship type at the height of its development as a warship. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176135X. A lovely copy, appears unread! Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ASHWELL VILLAGE LIFE IN WAR AND PEACE 1939-1975
Written by Norman Gurney; Albert Sheldrick.
Stock no. 1329720
Published by Cortney Publications. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The way of life of a village community, presented in word and pictures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904378411. Slight bumping to spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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THE SHIPS OF TRAFALGAR: THE BRITISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH FLEETS OCTOBER 1805
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1829969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The definitive guide to the British, French and Spanish ships at Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Examining in detail each of the 73 ships which were present at the Battle of Trafalgar. A complete, standard-setting guide to the hard physical reality of the greatest naval battle of the age of sail - the ships at Trafalgar. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations, b/w line drawings. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1844860159. Top & tail of spine very lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy, appears unread!

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THE ARMING AND FITTING OF ENGLISH SHIPS OF WAR 1600-1815
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829968
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Royal Navy armed and fitted out literally thousands of wooden warships between 1600 and 1815, and virtually every item or process was the subject of alteration and improvement during this period. This book gives the precise details of these development, wherever possible with exact information on sizes and scantlings based on reliable contemporary sources. An indispensable guide to all historical ship modellers, but also provides a wider analysis of technological development of value to maritime historians and industrial archaeologists. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 0851774512. A lovely copy with no discernible faults.

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GREAT BRITISH MARINE ANIMALS
Written by Paul Naylor.
Stock no. 1329718
Published by Paul Naylor. 3rd 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

3rd Edition. High quality underwater photographs aid identification of a wide range of common animals, and give an insight into their lives. Cardwraps. 320 pages, including index. ISBN: 9780952283164. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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